"Bilateral ties between Egypt and Somalia continue to deepen. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi assured his Somali counterpart, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud on Sunday in Cairothat Egypt stands firmly behind "Somalia's unity and territorial integrity." On Wednesday, Cairo then followed up on an agreement from January 2025 and deployed 1,091 troops to Somalia's capital Mogadishu. The deployment of Egyptian forces to Somalia the first such deployment in their decades-old bilateral history marks a significant shift."
"The Egyptian soldiers will be part of the African Union-led peacekeeping force, the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM). The international mission which first operated under the name African Union Transition Mission in Somalia has been in place since April 1, 2022. Its mission is to train and advise the Somali army and police as Somalia has been fighting for stability since the collapse of its central government in 1991. Clan infighting and above all, the extremist group al-Shabab, have caused problems."
Egypt deployed 1,091 troops to Mogadishu in January 2025 as part of a prior agreement, marking the first Egyptian troop deployment to Somalia in decades. The forces will join the African Union-led peacekeeping mission AUSSOM to train and advise Somali army and police. Somalia has faced instability since 1991 due to the central government's collapse, clan infighting, and the extremist group al-Shabab. Egypt previously supplied military equipment under a joint security deal from August 2024. Cairo affirms support for Somalia's unity and territorial integrity and seeks to limit external actors' influence along key Red Sea and Horn of Africa routes.
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